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Newsmakers
ioldstein Head of WB Distributing
Morey (Razz) Goldstein was named president of Warner Bros. Pictures ist. Corp. and Warner Bros. Dist. Co. Ltd. He also will continue as genral sales chief of the former. Above, he is shown, seated, with division lanagers, home office executives, /. to r. Grover Livingston, Jules Lapidus, V. O. Williamson, Larry Leshansky, Ralph Iannuzzi, Ed Williamson, Al rubstick. They mapped national distribution plans.
ackmil Movie Pioneer of '62
Informing Milton R. Rackmil, c, head of Universal and Decca, of his lection as Motion Picture Pioneer of 1962 are Pioneer directors, /. to r.: H. Fabian, William J. German, Herman Robbins, Ned E. Depinet.
Oth-Fox Acquires 'Sodom'
A handshake seals 2<)th-Fox's acquisition of U. S., Canadian rights to tanus' "The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah". Shown approving deal e newly-named Fox chairman Spyros P. Skouras, c, /. to r.: Fox gen. sales anager Glenn Norris, Goffredo Lombardo, Franco de Simone, Titanus pres., p., respectively, and Murray Silverstone, head of Fox International.
Boasberg Replaces Pickman
Charles Boasberg, left, was appointed vice president and domestic general manager of Paramount Film Dist. Corp., succeeding Jerry Pickman, right, who terminated his contract with the firm on July 26. Until recently, Boasberg had been president of Warner Bros. Pictures Dist. Corp., and prior to that had served in the Paramount sales department in 1955.
MCA Dissolves Agency
MCA and the Department of Justice agreed to a plan whereby the former will be permitted to dissolve its talent agency, thereby ending a portion of the government's anti-trust suit against the entertainment firm. Still pending are charges that MCA's acquisition of Decca and its subsidiary, Universal Pictures, was unlawful and that MCA should be required to divest these firms.
Sack Gets 'Boccaccio'
Signing contract for early fall engagement of "Boccaccio '70" at Sack Theatres new Music Hall, Boston, are, /. to r.: Joseph E. Levine, president of Embassy Pictures; Ben Sack, head of Sack Enterprises, and Leonard Lightstone, Embassy vice pres.
Co/. Sets 8
Columbia will release eight important films in the last four months of 1962, it was announced by vice president and general sales mgr. Rube Jackter, right. Heading the list is "Barabbas", which bows in October. Also included: "Damn the Defiant" and "Requiem for a Heavyweight".
Film BULLETIN August A, 1962 Page 23